{"product_id":"breaking-bad-and-philosophy-badder-living-through-chemistry-9780812697643","title":"Breaking Bad and Philosophy: Badder Living Through Chemistry","description":"\u003ci\u003eBreaking Bad\u003c\/i\u003e, hailed by Stephen King, Chuck Klosterman, and many others as the best of all TV dramas, tells the story of a man whose life changes because of the medical death sentence of an advanced cancer diagnosis. The show depicts his metamorphosis from inoffensive chemistry teacher to feared drug lord and remorseless killer. Driven at first by the desire to save his family from destitution, he risks losing his family altogether because of his new life of crime. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In defiance of the tradition that viewers demand a TV character who never changes, \u003ci\u003eBreaking Bad\u003c\/i\u003e is all about the process of change, with each scene carrying forward the morphing of Walter White into the terrible Heisenberg. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Can a person be transformed as the result of a few key life choices? Does everyone have the potential to be a ruthless criminal? How will we respond to the knowledge that we will be dead in six months? Is human life subject to laws as remorseless as chemical equations? When does injustice validate brutal retaliation? Why are drug addicts unsuitable for operating the illegal drug business? How can TV viewers remain loyal to a series where the hero becomes the villain? Does Heisenberg's Principle of Uncertainty rule our destinies? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eBreaking Bad and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e, a hand-picked squad of professional thinkers investigate the crimes of Walter White, showing how this story relates to the major themes of philosophy and the major life decisions facing all of us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-2203952\"\u003eDavid R. Koepsell\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Court\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/10\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.80w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812697643\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0812697642\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PHI\"\u003ePhilosophy\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PHI035000\"\u003eEssays\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC022000\"\u003ePopular Culture\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid R. Koepsell\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Philosophy, Values and Technology Section, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands. He is the author of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eWho Owns You? The Corporate Gold Rush to Patent Your Genes\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley-Blackwell, 2009) and \u003ci\u003eScience and Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e (Prometheus, 2007).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Arp\u003c\/b\u003e is a philosopher with a doctorate from Saint Louis University. He is the co-author with Jamie Watson of \u003ci\u003eWhat's Good on TV: Understanding Ethics through Television\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley-Blackwell, 2011) and \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy DeMYSTiFiedD\u003c\/i\u003e (McGraw-Hill, 2011). He is co-editor with Mark White of \u003ci\u003eBatman and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley-Blackwell, 2008). He is author of \u003ci\u003eScenario Visualization\u003c\/i\u003e (MIT Press, 2008) and author or editor of many other works.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Open Court","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44702832099565,"sku":"9780812697643","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_4d11a1ea-d1d6-4fdc-892a-912ff25c48bc.jpg?v=1703893131","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/breaking-bad-and-philosophy-badder-living-through-chemistry-9780812697643","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}